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Lexicon :: Strong's H6883 - ṣāraʿaṯ

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צָרַעַת
Transliteration
ṣāraʿaṯ
Pronunciation
tsaw-rah'-ath
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1971a

Strong’s Definitions

צָרַעַת tsâraʻath, tsaw-rah'-ath; from H6879; leprosy:—leprosy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H6883 in the following manner: leprosy (35x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H6883 in the following manner: leprosy (35x).

  1. leprosy

    1. in people, malignant skin disease (Le. 13-14)

    2. in clothing, a mildew or mould (Le. 13:47-52)

    3. in buildings, a mildew or mould (Le. 14:34-53)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָרַעַת tsâraʻath, tsaw-rah'-ath; from H6879; leprosy:—leprosy.
STRONGS H6883: Abbreviations
צָרַ֫עַת 35 noun feminine leprosy; — absolute צ׳ Deuteronomy 24:3 +, צָרָ֑עַת Leviticus 13:2 +; construct צָרַ֫עַת 2 Kings 5:27 +; suffix צָרַעְתּוֺ 2 Kings 5:3, 6, 7; — leprosy 2 Kings 5:3, 6, 7, 27; 2 Chronicles 26:19; elsewhere only in laws: נֶגַע צ׳ Deuteronomy 24:8, and Leviticus 13:14 (P; + 29 times): תּוֺרַת הַצ׳ Leviticus 14:57; specific of
a. human disease (as above) נֶגַע צ׳ Leviticus 13:2 + 8 times; without נ׳ Leviticus 13:8 + 10 times
b. leprosy in a garment Leviticus 13:47, 49, 51, 52, 59 (בֶּגֶד תּוֺרַת נֶנַע צ׳).
c. in house Leviticus 14:34 (נֶגַע צ׳), Leviticus 14:44; house or garment Leviticus 14:55. — Exact meaning of
b. and
c. dubious, perhaps some fungus or mould; see especially Di Dr-Wh Baen.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:2; 13:2; 13:8; 13:14; 13:47; 13:49; 13:51; 13:52; 13:59; 14:34; 14:44; 14:55; 14:57

Deuteronomy

24:3; 24:8

2 Kings

5:3; 5:3; 5:6; 5:6; 5:7; 5:7; 5:27; 5:27

2 Chronicles

26:19

H6883

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6883 matches the Hebrew צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿaṯ),
which occurs 35 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous[fn] disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:8 - And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:9 - “When a man is afflicted with a leprous disease, he shall be brought to the priest,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic leprous disease in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not shut him up, for he is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:12 - And if the leprous disease breaks out in the skin, so that the leprous disease covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - then the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean, for it is a leprous disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - And the priest shall look, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a case of leprous disease that has broken out in the boil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is a leprous disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:27 - and the priest shall examine him the seventh day. If it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30 - the priest shall examine the disease. And if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, a leprous disease of the head or the beard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:42 - But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased area, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:43 - Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47 - “When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:49 - if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52 - And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:3 - and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:7 - And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:32 - This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:34 - “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:44 - then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:54 - This is the law for any case of leprous disease: for an itch,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:55 - for leprous disease in a garment or in a house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:57 - to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:8 - “Take care, in a case of leprous[fn] disease, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you. As I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:3 - She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:6 - And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:7 - And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, leprosy[fn] broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, by the altar of incense.
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